Chris Lewis

Air charter firms deliver aid to earthquake zone

Air Partner’s Charter division has delivered about 200 tonnes of aid to victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake It delivered blankets and tents from India by A330F aircraft and from the UAE by B747F to help those in need survive the winter.  Vice President of the Global Cargo division, Pierre Van Der Stichele, said: “As the international community continues to come together to help survivors, Air Partner’s global network of charter services, ... [+]

Röhlig supports South Africa’s Pebbles Project

Röhlig Logistics is providing financial and practical support to the Pebbles Project, a South African non-profit organisation supporting children and families from farming communities in the Western Cape area. The owner-managed company holds its Global Conference with global leadership staff in a different country of its network every year where it ... [+]

XPO to use rail for Midlands-Scotland haul

XPO is operating a three-month trial to use overnight rail to move  shared user pallet network traffic from the Midlands to Scotland. The rail service is provided by Malcolm Logistics. XPO first introduced a road-rail option in the UK in 2022, combining full truckload transport and daytime rail service for pipe ... [+]

DSV data to electrify road freight

DSV is participating in a project that might one day make it possible for electric trucks to recharge while driving, using an overhead contact line. The Danish-owned forwarder is taking part in the ELISA eHighway scheme in Frankfurt, Germany to test the concept. Overhead electric wires will give on on-the-go charging ... [+]

Deal agreed on NI protocol – updated

Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have agreed a deal on new post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations. Full details of the plan have yet to be revealed, but it includes green and red lanes for trade arriving into Northern Ireland from ... [+]

Maersk to divest Russian sites

AP Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development. It follows the company’s decision in March 2022 to discontinue activities in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The 28,750sq m inland depot in Novorossiysk specialises in handling commercial ... [+]

Hapag Lloyd signs LNG deal

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year agreement with Shell Western to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the line ultra large 23,500teu dual-fuel container vessels. Bunkering for the 12  new vessels is expected to commence during the second half of 2023 in the Port of Rotterdam. They will be deployed on ... [+]

New Brazil option from London Gateway

CMA CGM’s Safram service from London Gateway and north-west Continental ports is to add a call at Rio Grande, Brazil from 4 April. The new rotation will be: London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Tanger, Santos, Paranagua, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Paranagua, Santos, Tanger, London. The Mediterranean Sirius service will at ... [+]

Earthquake puts strain on Turkey supply chain

Following the recent earthquake, shipping companies such as Maersk and COSCO Shipping Lines have changed the destination of bookings to Iskenderun port in Turkey to nearby hubs including Mersin, which is expected to lead to congestion in those hubs says business intelligent firm, Smart Cube. Director of procurement and supply chain ... [+]

Paper AWBs to cost a tenner on IAG

IAG Cargo will charge a £10 fee for using paper air waybills (AWB) from 3 April, while eAWBs will be free of charge. The eAWB has been introduced as part of IAG Cargo’s ‘Destination Digital’ strategy to transform its business. With nearly 50% of customers already using eAWB, IAG Cargo ... [+]

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